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Goffel
sio11.
of
all
the Nobles
could
not prevail with
the
King
for
a
pardon,
but
there
muff
be
the mediation
of
the Prince himfelf
to
ob-
tain
it
:
So
I
fay, poor
foul,
thou
think
it
a
flight
bufi-
nefs,
but
know
if
ever
thou
art
forgiven,
it muff
be
by
the me-
diation
of
the
Son
of
God
, he
muff Rand up
to
mediate for
thee,
and
plead,
Oh
Faiher let
fuch
a
poor
foul
that
bath
been
a
Sabbath
-
breaker,
a
Lyar,
a
Drunkard,
an
Unclean
perfon,
let
his
fins
be
forgiven,
and
let
him not
be
damned,
Father
put
in
his
Name for pardon
:
I
(hall not fpeak
of
it how
Chrift
mediates,
but
that
is
and
has been
his
work
from
all
eternity,
to medi-
ate
and make
interceflion
for
thofe he
faw before
in
the eternal
Counfel
of God
fhould
live
in
luch times
;
and
whatever pardon
of
God
is
gotten,
it
is
through
him
;
and
if
thou
poor
man
ever
come(}
to
be
pardoned,know
Chrift
hath
been
mediating to
God
the Father for
thee
;
Oh
Father,
fuch
a
poor creature that
dwells,
it
may be,
in fuch
a
Cottage, or
in
fuch
an
obfcure
place,
let
his
name
be
put
in
for
forgivenefs. And
now,
is
not
this
a
bleed
thing , that thou
a
poor
creature fhouldft
have
the
Son
of God
to
mediate
for thy
name to
be
put
in
for par-
don
1
this
of
a
truth
is
fo,
if
there
be
any
trul
in
the
Divinity
of
the
Word,
it
is
in
this, That
all
the
forgivenefs
and
pardon
any
creature
bath,
it
is
by the
mediation
of
the
Son
ofGod,
and
his
heart
was upon
it from
all
eternity
;
furely here
is
abundance
of
grace
in
this
one
thing,
take heed
of
abufing.
it
this
is
the
firft
myfterie, you
muff
not look for pardon
of
fin in
a
natural
way
to
cry
for forgivenefs,
but
you
muff
go
in
the Name of the
Mediator
in
this myftical
way.
Of
the
fecond Myfterie,
It
is
through Chrifts
undertaking
the
Debt
upon
himfelf.
z.
The
fecond
myfterie
is
this,
'Tis
not
Chrifts
intreating
the
Father
will ferve
the
turn.
If
ever
any
fin be
forgiven,
I
befeech
you take notice
of it,
for
I
fpeak in
the Name
of
God,
and
therefore
muff
take
heed
of
(peaking any thing
but
the
Truths of God
unto
you
;
if
any
fin be
pardoned,it
is
not
for the
Prayer
of
Chrift,
that
will
not
do it
:
But
God
the
Father (ayes,
Son,
if
you would
have the
fins
of
poor
fouls
forgiven, you
muff